Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Quiz

Which two political parties were fighting for the presidency in 1800?

• Federalist and Whig

• Democratic-Republican and Tory

• Federalist and Democratic-Republican

• Whig and Tory

What did both political parties use to get their ideas out to Americans during the election of 1800?

• Newspapers and speeches

• Letters and pamphlets

• Debates and rallies

• Letters and newspapers

When there is a tie for president in the Electoral College, who has to vote to break the tie and name the new president and vice president?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

• The sitting President

How many times did the House vote before the tie was broken in the election of 1800?

• 36 times

• 12 times

• 25 times

• 50 times

What was the name of the amendment passed to ensure that a tie in the Electoral College would not happen again?

• 12th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Who controlled both houses of Congress during Jefferson's term?

• The Federalist Party

• The Democratic-Republican Party

• The Whig Party

• The Tory Party

What action did Jefferson take that made farmers happy during his office term?

• He increased military spending.

• He repealed the Whiskey Tax.

• He expanded the navy.

• He introduced the Sedition Act.

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, who sued for his Justice of the Peace papers?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Marbury

• James Madison

Who was the Chief Justice that handed down the decision in Marbury v. Madison?

• John Jay

• John Marshall

• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

• William Rehnquist

What case established the principle of Judicial Review?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland